US HB4583 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 7 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-12-07 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 7 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-12-07 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Ensuring Diplomats' Safety Act This bill directs the Department of State to recall all U.S. diplomats, including all U.S. members of the Foreign Service, who are posted at any embassy, consulate, mission, or other office in Cuba. Such action shall expire at the conclusion of any U.S. law enforcement investigation relating to attacks on 17 U.S. diplomats. The State Department may thereafter assign U.S. members of the Foreign Service to a diplomatic post in Cuba.
Title
Ensuring Diplomats' Safety Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-07 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. |
| 2017-12-07 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Caribbean area
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Cuba
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
International affairs
Latin America
Protection of officials
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Cuba
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
International affairs
Latin America
Protection of officials
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4583/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4583/BILLS-115hr4583ih.pdf |
